1978 Washington Bullets vs. 2001 Los Angeles Lakers - Teams Comparisons

Head-to-head comparison between the 1977-78 Bullets and the 2000-01 Lakers, including both NBA teams stats, regular season and Playoffs wins, losses and performance, winning streaks and other data side by side.

NBA Teams Comparison

Summary

Regular Season

Standings
1978 Bullets
in Eastern Conference
2001 Lakers
in Western Conference
Season Record
1978 Bullets
44 - 38
2001 Lakers
56 - 26

Winning %
1978 Bullets
.537
2001 Lakers
.683

Longest Streaks
1978 Bullets
Winning Streak: 5
Losing Streak: 5
2001 Lakers
Winning Streak: 8
Losing Streak: 2
Players Used
(at least 1 game)
1978 Bullets
2001 Lakers

Playoffs

Playoff Performance
1978 Bullets
NBA Championship
NBA Champions
2001 Lakers
NBA Championship
NBA Champions
Playoff Record
1978 Bullets
14 - 7
2001 Lakers
15 - 1

Winning %
1978 Bullets
.667
2001 Lakers
.938

Players Used
(at least 1 game)
1978 Bullets
2001 Lakers

Awards, Honors and More...

Awards and Honors
1978 Bullets
1 -
Finals MVP: Wes Unseld
2001 Lakers
5 -
Finals MVP: Shaquille O'Neal
All-NBA 1st Team: Shaquille O'Neal
All-NBA 2nd Team: Kobe Bryant
All-Defensive 2nd Team: Kobe Bryant, Shaquille O'Neal
NBA Leaders
1978 Bullets
-
none
2001 Lakers
-
none
Hall of Famers
1978 Bullets
2001 Lakers

Team Stats

NBA Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Points
1978 Bullets
110.3
2001 Lakers
100.6

Rebounds
1978 Bullets
50.8
2001 Lakers
44.7

Assists
1978 Bullets
23.8
2001 Lakers
23.0

Steals
1978 Bullets
8.1
2001 Lakers
6.9

Blocks
1978 Bullets
4.7
2001 Lakers
6.0

3-Pointers Made
1978 Bullets
-
n/a *
2001 Lakers
5.4

Percentages

Field Goal %
1978 Bullets
.461
2001 Lakers
.465

3-Point %
1978 Bullets
-
n/a *
2001 Lakers
.344

Free Throw %
1978 Bullets
.711
2001 Lakers
.683

NBA Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Points
1978 Bullets
107.6
2001 Lakers
103.4

Rebounds
1978 Bullets
49.4
2001 Lakers
48.2

Assists
1978 Bullets
23.9
2001 Lakers
22.8

Steals
1978 Bullets
8.5
2001 Lakers
9.2

Blocks
1978 Bullets
4.5
2001 Lakers
5.8

3-Pointers Made
1978 Bullets
-
n/a *
2001 Lakers
6.1

Percentages

Field Goal %
1978 Bullets
.454
2001 Lakers
.468

3-Point %
1978 Bullets
-
n/a *
2001 Lakers
.386

Free Throw %
1978 Bullets
.697
2001 Lakers
.676

Team Leaders

NBA Regular Season

Points
1978 Bullets
19.7 ppg
2001 Lakers
28.7 ppg
Rebounds
1978 Bullets
13.3 rpg
2001 Lakers
12.7 rpg
Assists
1978 Bullets
5.4 apg
2001 Lakers
5.0 apg
Steals
1978 Bullets
1.3 spg
2001 Lakers
2.0 spg
Blocks
1978 Bullets
2.0 bpg
2001 Lakers

NBA Playoffs

Points
1978 Bullets
21.8 ppg
2001 Lakers
30.4 ppg
Rebounds
1978 Bullets
13.3 rpg
2001 Lakers
15.4 rpg
Assists
1978 Bullets
5.0 apg
2001 Lakers
6.1 apg
Steals
1978 Bullets
1.6 spg
2001 Lakers
1.9 spg
Blocks
1978 Bullets
2.5 bpg
2001 Lakers

Notes: * - Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80.